Long H i atus

To say that I haven’t posted anything in a long while would be an understatement.  I have a list of excuses, but I don’t even want to hear them myself.  Busy season lasted longer than it ever has for me this year, which is hard to complain about.  Getting to fish for a living is a dream job to me, […]

Rainy Days

The weather in the Keys has totally gone to crap the last few days.  Endless rain and wind have me cooped up in the house, and it’s starting to get to me.  I came across this video while schmoozing on the Venturing Angler website.  I was mesmerized by watching these micro permit feeding in their natural environment. And, the title […]

West And East

I did not fish the tarpon migration this year. Nor did I give chase to hefty spring time redfish wallowing in a meadow of turtle grass or pot-bellied snook foraging before the gentle bubble and foam of a mid-summer beach break. I haven’t even been south of Wall Street in the last six months.  All of which is decidedly uncharacteristic behavior for someone […]

BaCk To ThE BaSiCs

Driving home from a long weekend at the lake house I realized that I barely wet a line. With the weather still cooperating I decided to run home, drop off the BOTE boards and swing by a local pond to fish for some largemouth bass. I pulled up to the pond to see that it had been sprayed for weed […]